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威士忌

威士忌

Chinese

		power; might; prestige	scholar; warrior; knight	avoid as taboo; jealous
simp. and trad. (威士忌)		威	士	忌

Noun

威士忌

whiskey

Synonyms

威士忌酒 (wēishìjì jiǔ)

Derived terms

波本威士忌 (bōběn wēishìjì)

Etymology

Transliteration from English whiskey.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wēishìjì

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ si⁶ gei^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ûi-sṳ-kí
Min Nan (POJ): ui-sū-kī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wēishìjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueishyhjih
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai¹ si⁶ gei^6-2
  - Yale: wāi sih géi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ si⁶ gei^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ siː²² kei̯²²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ûi-sṳ-kí
  - Hakka Romanization System: ui´ sii gi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ui¹ si⁴ gi³
  - IPA: /u̯i²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵ ki³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ui-sū-kī
  - Tâi-lô: ui-sū-kī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uisuxki
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ ki²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui³³ su⁴¹⁻²² ki⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ ki²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻¹¹ ki³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ ki³³/